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april 14
- On bats, composite and otherwise
- Spielberg reverses the usual casting process for Mary Lincoln
- Memorial kicks off employee-giving campaign
- Area congressional reaction to president's deficit proposal
- Ferris wheel to be part of Jacksonville festival in May
- Proponents see growing support in for concealed carry
- Illinois House unanimously approves tougher oversight of group homes
- House panel OKs curbs on using FOIA for commercial gain
- Demolition of abandoned properties under way
- Senate committee advances bill to reduce number of local governments
- Panel turns down bill to let faith-based adoption groups reject gay couples
- Survey suggests support for county rural transportation system
- House votes to bar legislators from giving scholarships to relatives
- Blagojevich: Feds won't let me prove innocence
- Houston says he won't base job decisions on tips
- Fake crash designed to alert teens to distracted driving dangers
- 11 applicants so far for Sangamon County coroner
- 'Big winners are kids' in proposed school reforms, advocates say
- Tamara Browning: R&M Cyclery displays bicycle art
- New on DVD: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1,' 'Country Strong'
- Music Notes: Celtic Woman, Drumfest, concerts
- Movie Review: 'The Conspirator' is stately to a fault
- Paul Simon and others release albums in time for Record Store Day
- A&E Notebook: Magic, Quiddity, Lincoln assassination
- Slipping into 'Cinderella'
- Movie Review: 'Scream 4' a tribute to original
- Brian Mackey: Still 'mad as hell' after all these years
- Movie Review: 'Rio' dances on the sand, soars through the sky
- Letter: Get started on Hunter Lake
- Letter: ‘Moving more’ doesn’t cut it
- Illinois foreclosures fall in first quarter of 2011
- Judge denies request to see Obama interview notes
- Former Cardinal Cox chosen to manager Sliders
- Man allegedly breaks into woman’s home
- Letter: Charity should get its money
- Bernard Schoenburg: City, county have openly gay officials
- Britt: Monitoring the Link card users
- U.S. Customs seizes fake driver's licenses at O'Hare
- Report: State jobless rate down to 8.8 percent in March
- Chatham's event calendar growing now that spring is here
- Talk to Us: Are you affected by state employee health insurance changes?
- Average Illinois gasoline price exceeds $4 for first time since '08
- Today's weather: Sunny, high around 70; severe storms possible Friday
- Glenwood graduate nears completion of student teaching assignment
- Police seeking one for Brenda Court shooting
- Area Notebook: Injury ends Plains baseball player's 103-game streak
- For the Record: April 14
- Prep Baseball: Bee, Titans slam Crimsons
- Our Opinion: Link idea a solution in search of a problem
- Baseball: One in the Busch worth a lot to Southeast
- Letter: Run a red light, get a ticket
- Letter: A little sensitivity, please
- Powerful unions key to education reform package
- Finalists for zoo logo announced
- Man allegedly swallows bags of marijuana
- Prep Softball: Sommer, SHS survive Rockets
- Jan’s Dance Studio’s Dazzlers qualify for Showstopper finals
- Best bets for tonight: Lincoln, Celtic rock and 'Wipeout'
- New specialty license plates raise bike awareness
- Prep spotlight: Soccer: Niehaus gets hat trick
- Illinois schools stuck on watch list get no state help
- Obama to spend night in Chicago after raising cash
- Alleged car burglar nabbed by police
- City man convicted of sexual assault
- Man skips out on $425 bar tab
- Langford, Maniscalco sign on line for Illini basketball team
- Lincoln coach: 1 of Cyclones’ bats was illegal during SHG win
- Senate OKs rules for revoking early prison release
- Illini receiver Lankford gets his kicks
- Glenwood’s Maton, Woerner announce college plans
- Religion News: Author wins award for book on how to pray
- 'Big winners are kids' in proposed school reforms, advocates say
- House votes to bar legislators from giving scholarships to relatives
- Sneak Preview: 'Scream 4,' 'The Conspirator' and other movies opening this week
- 50 Dishes by 50: Grilled halloumi cheese won’t melt
- Jim Hillibish: Everything you need to know about ham for Easter
- State boosts road repair money, but is it enough to fix your streets?
- Proponents see growing support in General Assembly for concealed carry
- Biz Bits: How to dress for a job interview
- Anne Palumbo: No more mail? Say it ain't so!
- 5 Things to Do This Weekend
- Biz Bits: How to dress for a job interview
- Morning Minutes: April 14
- Granlund cartoon: U.S. deficit and the budget cuts
- John Oates brings some Mississippi to his solo career
- Panel turns down bill to let faith-based adoption groups reject gay couples
- Stay Tuned: The next great American dream
- Nathan Scheelhaase ready for more responsibility
- College Matters: One tour, two different perspectives
- Kent Bush: China bans time travel
- Granlund illustration: Barry Bonds and the 'juice'
- Religion News: Author wins award for book on how to pray
- Today in the news: President Obama unveils deficit reduction plan
- To do tonight: Cook Tuna Salad; 'Scream 4' in theaters Friday
- National Parks Week: Free admission in April
- Taxes soar in past 10 years, but bill depends on where you live
- Wise to the Word: Bake Blind
- Brian Mackey: Still 'mad as hell' after all these years
- The Farr Side: Shocking turns in ‘Idol’ makes WTH moments
- COGFA members seek ruling on whether they can block health insurance switch
- Reader's Guide: 'Learning to Swim,' 'A Cold Day for Murder,' 'Emily and Einstein' and more spring reads
- The other Kate Middleton
- Father-daughter team graduates as nursing assistants at CACC